Bena core wordlist — TZ
Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.
Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 50 recorded forms in Bena, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.
Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0 .
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Words (50)
A (1)
/ani/ phonetic transcription
who
B (3)
/bani/ phonetic transcription
bark
/biki/ phonetic transcription
tree
/buv͡wa/ phonetic transcription
dog
D (6)
/dala/ phonetic transcription
woman
/danda/ phonetic transcription
blood
/debe/ phonetic transcription
small
/dela/ phonetic transcription
root
/dosi/ phonetic transcription
head
/dutu/ phonetic transcription
fat
E (1)
/ege/ phonetic transcription
bone
F (2)
/fugamilo/ phonetic transcription
knee
/f͡wa/ phonetic transcription
die
G (2)
/genda/ phonetic transcription
walk
/gonelela/ phonetic transcription
sleep
H (2)
/hanu/ phonetic transcription
leaf
/ho/ phonetic transcription
eye
K (5)
/kaŋa/ phonetic transcription
egg
/kiki/ phonetic transcription
what
/kila/ phonetic transcription
tail
/koma/ phonetic transcription
kill
/kuɲwa/ phonetic transcription
drink
L (5)
/leme/ phonetic transcription
belly
/lja/ phonetic transcription
eat
/lola/ phonetic transcription
see
/lomo/ phonetic transcription
mouth
/luma/ phonetic transcription
bite
M (4)
/maɲa/ phonetic transcription
know
/mbedʒu/ phonetic transcription
seed
/m͡jango/ phonetic transcription
tongue
/mula/ phonetic transcription
nose
N (4)
/nali/ phonetic transcription
long
/no/ phonetic transcription
tooth
/nu/ phonetic transcription
person
/numbula/ phonetic transcription
heart
O (1)
/onda/ phonetic transcription
all
P (3)
/pembe/ phonetic transcription
horn
/pulika/ phonetic transcription
hear
/pulikilo/ phonetic transcription
ear
S (3)
/singo/ phonetic transcription
neck
/somba/ phonetic transcription
fish
/sosolo/ phonetic transcription
louse
T (1)
/tima/ phonetic transcription
liver
U (5)
/umulumbihio/ phonetic transcription
many
/unef͡we/ phonetic transcription
we
/uni/ phonetic transcription
bird
/uɲeɲe/ phonetic transcription
i
/uveve/ phonetic transcription
thou
V (2)
/vavili/ phonetic transcription
two
/vele/ phonetic transcription
breast
